Overview

Silion Documentation v1.0

Version: 1.0
Author: Nunforest.
Designed by: https://themeforest.net/user/nunforest/portfolio

Online Documantation: http://qkthemes.net/documentation/silion-wp/

Install WordPress

If you haven't have a working version of WordPress, you need to install it first in order to install Silion theme. You can find many instructions to install WordPress in WordPress Codex or the Instructional Video created by Woo Themes. Below are some helpful links for you about WordPress information.


1. Install Theme

1.1 Installation

- Requirements for Theme

You can click here to find out more about requirements of WordPress.

Below are three requirements for working version of WordPress, php, and mysql.

You also need to make sure that your host can comply with follow requirements. We recommend using WP Engine or Blue Host for all your hosting needs.

  1. Your web host has the minimum requirements to run WordPress.
  2. Your host are running the latest version of WordPress.
  3. You can download the latest release of WordPress from official WordPress website.
  4. Always create secure passwords for FTP and Database.

- Recommended PHP Configuration Limits

Low PHP configuration limits can cause many issues. When related issues occur, you need increase your PHP limits to a minimum as follows:


1.2 Theme Installation

- Install new theme manually via FTP Client

In order to add a new Theme to your WordPress installation, follow these basic steps:

  1. Download the zip package of Silion theme in ThemeForest
  2. Unzip Silion.zip package which you can find inside Theme files folder.
  3. Connect to your FTP server and navigate to the WordPress installation folder.
    4. Go to wp-content/themes/ and upload Silion folder.

  4. Open WordPress admin panel (navigate through web browser to the folder where you have installed the WordPress e.g www.your_domain.com/wp-admin/) and go Appearance > Themes on admin sidebar. Activate Silion theme.


- Install Theme via WordPress Admin Panel

  1. Open WordPress admin panel (e.g www.your_domain.com/wp-admin/) and go Appearance > Themes on admin sidebar and click "Add New" button.


  2. After that, click Upload Theme link and upload zip package of silion theme


  3. Once uploading theme is finished, it will install theme automatically.

    You can click Activate link or go to Appearance > Themes on admin sidebar to activate theme.

Once theme is installed, you need to install Required Plugins to get full working features.


1.3 Plugins Installation

After installing and activating the theme you will see the following message at the top of the page.

You should click Begin Installing plugins link in order to install needed plugins for Silion theme.


You will be redirected to Install Required Plugins page, here you will find all of the theme required plugins. In order to install these plugins, you just need to check all of theme and select install then click apply.


The picture below will list some required plugins for Silion.


When installation process is done, you can click Return to Required Plugins Installer and select active then check all plugins to active these plugin.

After finishing plugin install, you need to configure the plugins.


1.4 Plugin Configuration

- Elementor Page Builder

Elementor Page Builder for WordPress is drag and drop live preview page builder plugin that will save you tons of time working on the site content. You will be able to take full control over your WordPress site, build any layout you can imagine – no programming knowledge required.

You can see here for more details.

 


1.5 Demo Installation

After install the Silion Theme and all recommed plugins => You can go to "Wp-admin area => Appearance => Import Demo data" and click to “import” button and wait to import our demo


2. Build Your Site

2.1 Build Your Site (if you didn't make our demo import)

- Before Build Your Site

You need to configure WordPress and the plugins.

Please read carefully Theme Installation / Plugin Configuration before perform these follow configurations.

2.2 WP Configuration

- WordPress Configuration

You can adjust WordPress settings as follows:

2.3 Theme Options

Silion provides several usefull options for you to explore. You can find all options after clicking Customize links in the top page or in the admin sidebar Appearance => Customize.


2.4 Menu Setup

Silion provides 2 areas of the theme where you can assign a menu.


- Add Menu

In order create new menus, you can navigate to Appearance > Menus in admin sidebar then click Create a new menu links. Give your new menu a name and click "Create Menu" button.

After that, you can select menu location for your menu in Menu Settings.



4.1 Post


- Creating / Editing Posts

Step 1 - Navigate to Posts in your WordPress admin sidebar.

Step 2 - Click on the Add New option to make a new post. Create a title, and insert your post content in the editing field.


Step 4 - Post it.



4.5 Portfolio

Step 1 - Navigate to Portfolio in your WordPress admin. Click on the Add New option and enter all needed information for Portfolio such as title, and content in the editing field.



 


7. Translation

Use WPML

WPML is the most popular plugin for multi language support. Below you will find documentation their team created for using WPML plugin. If you've purchased WPML and have any questions or issues, please check the links below.



8. Site Speed Up

We recommend using the WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache plugins.

Excluding pages from the cache

If using caching plugins, make sure you exclude the following pages from the cache through their respective settings panels:

These pages need to stay dynamic since they display information specific to the current customer.